MzAgams

• Marriage is registered at a local public registry or the marriage registry usually found at every local government secretariat
• The intending couple files a Letter of Marriage Intention and pays of a fee of Naira 2,000.
• A person under 18 years of age, who wishes to register a marriage, is required to present a letter of consent from his or her parents.
• The registry will display the Letter of Marriage Intention for 21 days on a public notice board.
• Provided that no objection to the intended marriage is made during the 21 day period, a couple may then register their marriage.
• Birth certificates or official documents showing the ages of the couple are required together with the results of HIV and genotype tests.
• A divorcee must produce a divorce certificate, while a widow or a widower is required to present the death certificate of the late spouse.
• A marriage registrar may witness the exchange of oaths by the couple.

(H/T Australian High  Commission. Beautifully simple.)

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